BUTLER CO RWD 5: EPA violation history, explained

BUTLER CO RWD 5 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 6,457, over 2,180 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

6 total violations and 1 health-based ones put BUTLER CO RWD 5 at the 34th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,574 of 12,903.

Against the KS average

Among the 152 KS systems in this dataset, the average is 8.7 health-based violations - BUTLER CO RWD 5's 1 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

BUTLER CO RWD 5's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

The concern categories on record

BUTLER CO RWD 5's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BUTLER CO RWD 5's record does not cover

This is what BUTLER CO RWD 5 reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.